dew worm

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dew-worm

also dew worm (do͞o′wûrm′, dyo͞o′-)

An earthworm found on or near the surface of the ground and used as fishing bait.

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Noun

dew worm - terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, angleworm, crawler, wiggler

class Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta - earthworms

oligochaete, oligochaete worm - hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body

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I suddenly remembered that Canadians call them dew worms. `You blow up a dew worm's behind with air,' I explained.

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Tie on a swivel to the end of the line and then three feet of nylon attached to a hook baited with three dew worms.

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With three juicy dew worms threaded on to the hook, you are now ready to do business.